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EXCLUSIVE: If all goes to plan, America and the world will know in the next few hours who Kamala Harris has picked to be her running mate against Donald Trump and J.D. Vance. However, in the corridors of Hollywood power and money, an overwhelming favorite choice has emerged. "Josh Shapiro," one…

Less than two days after Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt, the former president's campaign has already started aggressively fundraising off the near tragedy. As Joe Biden and the Democrats and Republicans all declare a time of national unity and lowering the ideological volume in the…

Editor's note: Damon Lindelof has been a significant contributor to Democrats up and down the ballot for years, including to the campaigns of President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Joe Biden. However, after Biden’s stumbling debate performance last week, the Emmy-winning…

EXCLUSIVE: When it comes down to who Joe Biden selects as his running mate against Donald Trump and Mike Pence, Hollywood power players are split between their hearts and their heads. With the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee promising back in March that he would choose a woman for the job, senators…

Coming off of what looks to be his best debate performance so far, Joe Biden is heading back to Hollywood next month for a major fundraiser, if he is still running. Facing a virtual do or die in Saturday's South Carolina primary, the former vice president will be hosted by Sherry Lansing at her Los Angeles home on…

UPDATE, 4:27 PM: Running late out of a big donor shindig in Palo Alto earlier today, Air Force One has just landed at LAX nearly an hour behind schedule. As Donald Trump deplanes and gets in Marine One in the next few minutes for a possibly augmented trip to DTLA before his Beverly Hills fundraiser tonight, LAPD are…

EXCLUSIVE: As other Democratic candidates race to qualify for the next debates less than a month away, one candidate who definitely is in, donor favorite Mayor Pete Buttigieg, will be making another Hollywood fundraising swing, as will Sen. Kamala Harris. The mayor of South Bend, IN, is scheduled to headline a…

UPDATED with LAPD road closures, 11:17 AM: The Los Angeles Police Department has released its list or street closures and restrictions for “avoiding possible traffic congestion” for President Donald Trump’s visit to LA and Beverly Hills today. All the info is at the bottom of the post. Deeply unpopular in California…

While some members of the Hollywood ruling class flirted with backing ex-LA Los Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for Governor during the primaries, there was no doubt that this Democratic town was going to line up behind Gavin Newsom once the current Lt. Governor secured the party's nomination in early June. So, it's no…

Hollywood's favorite nonfiction President of the United States is coming back to town this month for some of that Tinseltown cash he hoovered up so well while in office. Barack Obama will be the star attraction on June 28 at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser that is expected to raise some big bucks. The as…

It's October. It's an election year. So Harvey Weinstein, as usual, is full of surprises. On Thursday night, he joined Broadway impresario Jordan Roth in dropping his latest reveal: Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is writing an original musical number for a Monday night Hillary Clinton fundraiser at the St. James…

EXCLUSIVE: Bernie Sanders may have jetted out of NYC to give a speech at the Vatican today after last night's Democratic debate, but the Vermont senator likely won't see the benefits in this life or the next that rival Hillary Clinton is receiving in California this weekend – at least not in terms of hard cash. With…